Broom



Feb. 26, 1929 W. D U PRE BROOM Filed April 23, 1924 Patented Feb. 26, 1929.

WILFRED DUPRE, on ORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BROOM.

Application filed April 23,1924. amma. 70 ,553.

This invention relates to abroom having a detachable filler The orincioal ob'ects of the invention are i l .l

.rovide means for holding a filler in such =v that it can be reversed and when re v=. will not be visible to provide a holding means in such form that the filler can be guided into it'easily d held temporarily while being properly mounted therein; to provide the holder with a coveradapted to be secured firmly in position so as to hold the filler just asfirinly as is the case with an ordinary broom; to avoid the expense of winding the filler so as to secure it to the handle; to provide a filler constructed in such away that all the fibers are held firmly in position and yet it is flexible at thecenter so that one end can be contracted and that will expand or spread the other end so that it will assume substantially the shape of an ordinary broom, and to provide improvements in the details of the means for holdingand supporting the filler and connecting it with the handle.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference isto be had to the accompanying the mounting of the filler in the holder which drawings, in which Fig. l is a front elevation of a broom con-' structed in accordance with this] invention and shown in position for sweeping; Fig. 2 is an ec ge view of the same 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of the filler removed from the handle and holder; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 Fig. 3 on enlarged scale Fig. 5 i

l of V is a front view of the holderopen with the filler'removed;' v

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal seotionalrview of the same partly open andtaken on the line 66 of Fig. 5; and Q I Fig. 7 is an end view. V This invention relates to that type of broom in whicn a double ended reversible filler is used, formed of broom corn or the like so that the life of the broom will be doubled. In-

the present case this filler is formed in sections. The fibers 10 of broom corn are laid parallel withv each other and of a length substantially equal .to the length of two brooms below the point at which the fibers are usually sewed together. both ends and both ends are made alike. The

fibers are collected in sections 11 of convenient size, preferably about as thick as they are wide. Thefibers of each section are inde- .SGCl the dirty and worn ends of the filler.

flend. These side ed "hey are cut off square at.

pendentlyr and permanently connected together at the center by the use of suitable plastic cementing material as tar, glue orany composition that can be used for that purpose.

-lhe,com ,)0sition is impregnated throughout rial and that is secured in place by the sew-- ing above mentioned orin any other convenient way. l his construction forms'a double ended broom filler inadeup in sections stated so'that when the fibers at oneend are brought close together, that is, contracted, the se 510118 ofhbers can swing or pivot about their centers on account of the flexibility of the connections between the sections and the other end of the filler will be spread or expanded, as shown in Fig. 1. This permits of I have provided and the location ofthe fibers 111' their natural relationship so that it will in the same way.

For the purpose of holding this filler I have provided a holder comprising a casing look like an ordinary broomand can be used 20 sheet metal preferably, having a back or floor oftapering.

1pc. That is, its side edges converge towai each other at the upper I s 21 whichareintegral with the back extend at right angles to the plane of'the backand then are bent over to form flanges 22"spaced materially from the back so as to receive the filler in under these flanges and prevent those fibers at the edges from working outloose. l

- I have shown the flanges as provided with perforations 23 and a curved wire 24 held therein and loosely pivoted thereto for the purpose oftemporarily holding the free ends of the filler when it is forced up into the casing. At the open end of the casing I have shown the sheet metal at the back doubled over on itself and provided with two corru-, gations 25. These corrugationsare shown as provided with perforations, the edges of which are stuck up outwardly to form prongs i 26 adapt-ed'to project into the body of the y filler and hold the latter firmly in position. The back end flanges are also provided with perforations 27 at opposite sides through which fastening bolts 28 are adapted to pass.

The upper end of the casing has a curved extension 29 which passes around a cross piec 80 which may be of cylindrical or any other desired shape. This cross piece preferably of wood and provided with enlargements 3i its ends projecting beyond the sheet metal exten on 29. This cross piece is tor the purpose of holding the handle ilf lavl h is oil any ordinary kind. The handle preferably extends into a perforation in the cross piece 30 and is held therein in any of the ordinary ways.

Pivotally secured to the sheet metal extension 29 by means of a hinge 33 or the like, is a cover This cover preferably also is made of sheet metal in a single piece and has converging side flanges 85 adaoted to overlap the sides 21 and having a shape to fit them. This piece is also doubled on itselt to term inward corrugations 36 having teeth or prongs 37 like those of the casing and located opposite them. Two series are shou'n. it will he noted that in both. the casing and cover the end walls 38 are formed straight across at their adjacent sides but convex on their rear or outer sides This is to provide additional strength. he casing and cover, in other words, are convex at the ends for the purpose oi? strengthening them. The cover is also provided with perforations for rec ing the fastening screws or volts 28 and thumb nuts o9 are employed for fastening the two par es together.

In the use of the device, one end of the filler is grasped in the hands and contracted so that it can be forced into the casing 20 when it is open, as shown in Fig. 5.

and the ends oi the fibers ot broom corn or the like will be hel d under the Wire it it is shoved in as liar as it will go it can be released and will not got out oli' position wh lie the cover is swung down into closed posi- 7 The edges of the tiller will pass in under the flanges 2:2

tion, as shown in Figs. 1 2 and 7. The screws or bolts 28 pass into the openings in the cover and the thumb nuts 39 are then applied and screwed down to hold the teeth 26 nd 3? securely against the broom corn oi the filler at a point just above the tape 13, This ell-ectively holds the parts in position and permits oi the use of the broom in ordinaryways.

This broom is light and durable. l l ithout ling, hastvv'iee the durability of the ary broom and when the filler has been used up on both ends it ranhe discarded and a new tiller applied. The tiller it .l'l' is manu'l actured much less exoensivclythan is the ori inaiy broom because doe; not have to be per nuiently attached to the handle and all the winding oil? wire around through the fibers avoided. Yet the filler is immovably and securely hel d in' position in the holder and it does not have an; chance of becoiniiug loose. Furtherinore the bristles are firmly held in position and yet the filler is made flexible laterally so that can assume, the position above described and shown clearly in Fig. l. 7 Although l have illustrated and described only asingle term of the invention 1 am awe re oi? the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person slrilleo in the art without, departing from the scope of the invention as t'zpressed in the claim. There tore i do not wish to be li'mited to all the details of construction herein shown and described but what I do claim is:

in a broom, the combination with a filler,

ot a metal having a hack and sides "for in testimony whereo'l l have hereunto attired my signature.

winrnnn DUPRE. 

